Needle.



CLARENCE E. YOUNT, OF HAW'ARDEN, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

nennen.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 7, 1917.

Application lcd December 29, 1913.5. Serial No. 69,257.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CLARENCE E. YOUNT,

l a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Hawarden, Province of Sas-v have invented new andkatchewan,Canada, useful Improvements in Needles, the following is aspecification.

rlhis invention relates to needles, and particularly to sewing machineneedles; and it has for its primary object the provision cf a needle ofthis character which will be constructed so as to simplify the operationof threading the saine and for eliniinatinthe necessity of having toextend the thread directly into the eye and transversely of the shank`of the needle.

Another object of the invention is the rovision of aneedle of thischaracter w ich will be constructed so as to positively prevent theaccidental disengagement of the thread from the eye or any working ofthe eye into the guideway formed in the shank of the needle.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a needle of thischaracter wherein the entrance guide for the thread will be positionedat such point on the shank so that when the needle is used uponrelatively heavy work the guide will serve as a brace to strengthen theneedle and prevent the shank from being accidentally separated from thestock.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as4will be hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a perspective view of theneedle, showing the application of the needle in the ordinary foot; and

Fig. -2 is a longitudinal section through the needle.

rlhe needle as herein designed is provided with any suitable well knownform of stock or attaching portion l which is adapted to be connected inthe customary manner with the foot 2 and to be secured in place theretoby means of a 'fastening screw 3. From the stock l extends a shank lpointed at its lower end, as at 5, and provided with an eye 6 ofsubstantially elliptical forni.y

The said shank 4t is split longitudinally to form a thread guide 7having a lower curved branch 8 provided with a lateral portion 9 whichcpens directly into the eye of which 6 at one side thereof and in suchmanner that-the portion l0 of the eye forms a guard to prevent thethread after it is 'extended through, the eye from being accidentallydrawn into the portion 9 and into the guide 7. rlhe needle as thusldesigned will be found extremely desirable for use by persons havingpoor eye sight and under ordinary Vconditions lits use will result in amaterial saving of labor, particularly when such materials as silk orthe like are to be used by the needle. rlhe shank at its point ofjuncture with the stock l. is provided with a pair oflugs ll, 1l whichextends approximately at an angle of 90 to the axis of the shank andwhich are arranged relatively so as to form. aninitial guideway l2 whichopens at 13 into the main longitudinal guide 7. The inner surfaces ofthe lugs 1l, l1 are slightly curved longitudinally along their innersurfaces so that at their outer ends the surfaces collectively present arelatively large flared mouth by means of which the thread may bereadily extended into the main guide 7. At 14C, the inner surfaces ofthe lugs 1l, 1l approximately come togetherso that the upper lug forms abrace for the lower lu and both lugs forni a brace for the shank o ltheneedle when the needle is used upon heavy fabric and the needlepenetrates the fabric to -a point where it is .brought to bear againstthe under lug ll.

llfhen threading the needle the terminal of the thread is placed in ahorizontal p'osition and held between the fingers. of thel hand 4of theoperator and pressure in a horizontal direction is brought against thcthread to cause the same to enter between the lugs 1l, 11 andlnallybecome positioned at the axial center of the shank 4. Pressure in adownward direction is then applied against the thread and finally thethread is brought to a position Where it will enter the lateral branch 9of the portion 8 and it may be then made to freely enter the eye 6.

l claimz- A il sewing machine needle provided with an eye and alsoprovided with a longitudinal guide way forming a split in the needle andextending from the eye tov a point spaced from the eye and at one sideof the needle, so that a spring portion is formed between the split.eye, and the upper end of the split, the needle being provided with alaterally extending lug at a point coincident with the

